Wills index | The Royal Berkshire Archives

Using the Wills Index

You can search this index of over 38,000 entries to see what Archdeaconry of Berkshire wills, administrations and inventories we have for the period 1480 to 1857.

Let's explain the difference between these records.

Wills: this is the most common record in which an individual sets out their intentions as to what should happen to their possessions after death and to appoint executors.

Administrations (admons): If a person died without making a will (intestate), the court had to appoint people to administer the estate and issued letters of administration. The appointed persons would then enter an administration bond to carry out various tasks. However, they do not reveal anything about actual possessions unless an inventory is included.

Inventories: This was made as a true record of the extent and value of the deceased’s estate and often included debts as well as possessions.

It's also worth noting that sometimes, all that survives is a registered copy of a probate record, which is a hand written version in a bound volume.

How to use the wills index:

The index is listed by surname, but also provides details of place name and occupation as well the document reference of the record and what microfilm/fiche (MF) copies we have.

To use the Name Search simply enter the name as surname, first name. For example: Blackmore, Dennis.

You can also search by surname only or first name only.

For place names or occupations please use the Keyword Search.

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Name	Place Name	Occupation	Year	BRO Ref	MF Copy
CHURCH, William	Kintbury		1834	D/A1/227/46	MF96124
CHURCH, William	Longworth	Yeoman	1851	D/A1/149/52	MF559
CHURCH, William Snr	New Windsor, Windsor	Yeoman	1620	D/A1/54/062	MF473
CHURCH, Zachariah	Hinton Waldrist		1762	D/A1/60/49	MF513
CHURCHCHAIE, Alice	East Hendred		1553	D/A1/181/022 D/A1/5/207	MF96021 MF10043A
CHURCHCHAIE, John	East Hendred		1553	D/A1/181/022 D/A1/5/207	MF96021 MF10043A
CHURCHE, Andrew	Duxford, Hinton Waldrist		1591	D/A1/53/024 D/A1/12/007	MF472 MF10048
CHURCHE, Cuthbert	Duxford, Hinton Waldrist	Husbandman	1600	D/A1/53/109 D/A1/13/567	MF472 MF10049
CHURCHE, Edward	Duxford, Hinton Waldrist		1544	D/A1/233/060	MF96132
CHURCHE, Elizabeth	Duxford, Hinton Waldrist		1594	D/A1/53/052 D/A1/12/170	MF472 MF10048
CHURCHE, Elizabeth	Duxford, Hinton Waldrist		1641	D/A1/55/123	MF474
CHURCHE, Henry	Charney, Longworth	Yeoman	1646	D/A1/55/167	MF474
CHURCHE, Jeffrey	Woolstone, Uffington	Yeoman	1628	D/A1/54/139	MF473
CHURCHE, Joan	Stanford In The Vale		1597	D/A1/53/086 D/A1/13/192 D/A1/181/161 D/A1/13/188	MF472 MF10049 MF96022 MF10049
CHURCHE, John	Fyfield Wick, Fyfield		1566	D/A1/51/183 D/A1/9/018	MF470 MF10046
CHURCHE, John	Duxford, Hinton Waldrist		1587	D/A1/52/155 D/A1/11/271	MF472 MF10047B
CHURCHE, John	Stanford In The Vale		1590	D/A1/181/130	MF96022
CHURCHE, John	Stanford In The Vale		1590	D/A1/11/370	MF10047B
CHURCHE, Oliver	Wick, Fyfield		1570	D/A1/167/142	MF96000
CHURCHE, Richard	Stanford In The Vale	Yeoman	1571	D/A1/52/033 D/A1/9/287	MF471 MF10046
CHURCHE, Robert	Lockinge		1593	D/A1/53/040 D/A1/12/074	MF472 MF10048
CHURCHE, William	Abingdon		1582	D/A1/10/333	MF10047A
CHURCHEHILL, John	Cumnor		1568	D/A1/52/004 D/A1/9/107	MF471 MF10046
CHURCHILL , John Snr	Great Coxwell	Yeoman	1728	D/A1/59/102	MF513
CHURCHILL , Ursula	Besselsleigh		1686	D/A1/184/51	MF96026
CHURCHILL, James	Wytham	Farmer	1846	D/A1/148/95	MF558
CHURCHILL, John	Great Coxwell	Labourer	1739	D/A1/185/104	MF96028
CHURCHILL, William	Eaton Hastings	Yeoman	1735	D/A1/59/152	MF513
CHURCHLEY, Richard	Shellingford		1558	D/A1/51/155 D/A1/7/148	MF470 MF10040
CHURCHMAN, Hannah	Reading		1833	D/A1/148/47	MF558
CHURCHMAN, John	Bracknell, Easthampstead	Cordwainer	1803	D/A1/147/66	MF558
CHYLD, William	Aldermaston	Yeoman	1600	D/A1/181/174	MF96022
CHYLDE, Reynold	Long Wittenham	Husbandman	1559	D/A1/51/122 D/A1/7/302	MF470 MF10040
CHYLES, Marian	Long Wittenham		1670	D/A1/56/124	MF475
CICELL, Mark	Newbury	Weaver	1607	D/A1/181/201 D/A1/168/027	MF96022 MF96001
CICILL, Philip	Speenhamland, Speen		1603	D/A1/181/181	MF96022
CICILL, Philip	Speenhamland, Speen		1603	D/A1/13/1020	MF10049
CLACEY, William	Newbury	Labourer	1847	D/A1/149/40	MF559
CLACK, John	Cholsey	Higgler	1713	D/A1/184/177	MF96027
CLACK, Thomas	Reading	Innholder	1752	D/A1/59/264	MF513
CLACK, Thomas	Wallingford	Innholder	1761	D/A1/185/165	MF96028
CLACKE , Edward	Aston Tirrold	Husbandman	1663	D/A1/183/66	MF96025
CLACKE, Jonathan	Reading	Maltster	1687	D/A1/57/72	MF475
CLACKE, Richard	Cholsey	Husbandman	1602	D/A1/53/116 D/A1/13/804	MF472 MF10049
CLACKE, Richard	Reading St Laurence	Cordwainer	1695	D/A1/58/18	MF476
CLACKSON, Ann	Abingdon		1699	D/A1/17/6	MF10079
CLACKSON, Anthony	Abingdon	Maltster	1763	D/A1/60/51	MF513
CLACKSON, Arabella	Kintbury		1820	D/A1/227/22	MF96124
CLACKSON, John	Abingdon		1694	D/A1/58/7	MF476
CLACKSON, John Jnr	Abingdon	Cordwainer	1666	D/A1/56/81	MF474
CLAE, William	Welford	Yeoman	1743	D/A1/185/125	MF96028
CLANDFIELD, Henry	Fyfield	Husbandman	1797	D/A1/60/171	MF513
CLANDFIELD, Henry	Appleton	Farmer	1852	D/A1/149/56	MF559
CLANDFIELD, William	Appleton	Yeoman	1821	D/A1/148/15	MF558
CLANDFIELD, William	Fyfield	Yeoman	1855	D/A1/149/68	MF559
CLANFIELD, Edward	Abingdon	Grocer	1752	D/A1/59/267	MF513
CLANFIELD, Henry	Fyfield		1755	D/A1/60/16	MF513
CLANFIELD, John	Sunningwell	Yeoman	1723	D/A1/59/50	MF476
CLANFIELD, Joseph	Cumnor	Farmer	1854	D/A1/227/77	MF96124
CLANFIELD, Mary	Sunningwell		1723	D/A1/59/54	MF476
CLARAGE, Ann	Shrivenham		1810	D/A1/147/89	MF558
CLARCKE, Ann	Thatcham		1608	D/A1/53/191 D/A1/14/438	MF472 MF10064
CLARCKE, Henry	Shaw Cum Donnington		1580	D/A1/52/097 D/A1/10/228	MF471 MF10047A
CLARCKE, John	Streatley	Vicar	1583	D/A1/181/101 D/A1/10/417	MF96021 MF10047A
CLARCKE, John	Henwick, Thatcham		1608	D/A1/53/190 D/A1/14/439	MF472 MF10064
CLARCKE, Robert	Hanney		1585	D/A1/181/109	MF96021
CLARCKE, Thomas	Woolstone, Uffington	Wheelwright	1669	D/A1/183/96	MF96025
CLARE , Thomas Snr	East Hagbourne, Hagbourne	Wheelwright	1757	D/A1/60/23	MF513
CLARE, Robert	Langford, Oxfordshire	Grocer	1852	D/A1/149/54	MF559
CLARE, Thomas	Hagbourne		1776	D/A1/185/192	MF96028
CLARE, William	New Windsor, Windsor		1607	D/A1/181/199	MF96022
CLARE, William	New Windsor, Windsor		1607	D/A1/168/021	MF96001
CLARGO, William	Bucklebury	Yeoman	1813	D/A1/147/99	MF558
CLARK , John	Finchampstead		1558	D/A1/51/099 D/A1/8/094	MF469 MF10043C
CLARK , John	Westcot, Sparsholt	Mercer	1620	D/A1/182/034	MF96023
CLARK , Richard Snr	Bradfield	Yeoman	1758	D/A1/60/27	MF513
CLARK, Alice	Inkpen		1559	D/A1/51/158	MF470
CLARK, Hannah	Wallingford		1854	D/A1/227/76	MF96124
CLARK, Henry	Inkpen		1555	D/A1/7/100	MF10040
CLARK, Henry	Bradfield	Yeoman	1737	D/A1/185/100	MF96028
CLARK, Humphrey	Cholsey	Yeoman	1635	D/A1/55/040	MF473
CLARK, Jane	Beenham		1743	D/A1/59/205	MF513
CLARK, Joan	Pangbourne		1705	D/A1/58/88	MF476
CLARK, John	Bradfield	Labourer	1591	D/A1/53/029 D/A1/12/011	MF472 MF10048
CLARK, John	Weston, Welford	Husbandman	1642	D/A1/55/138	MF474
CLARK, John	Clapton, Kintbury-Amesbury	Yeoman	1671	D/A1/56/130	MF475
CLARK, John	Pangbourne	Husbandman	1701	D/A1/184/127	MF96026
CLARK, John	Streatley	Carpenter	1706	D/A1/184/149	MF96027
CLARK, John	Ashampstead	Cordwainer	1721	D/A1/59/38	MF476
CLARK, John	Newbury		1830	D/A1/148/39	MF558
CLARK, John	Buscot	Coal Merchant	1843	D/A1/148/82	MF558
CLARK, John Snr	Winkfield	Tailor	1587	D/A1/52/153 D/A1/11/267	MF472 MF10047B
CLARK, Jonathan	Kintbury	Yeoman	1750	D/A1/59/248	MF513
CLARK, Margery	Abingdon St Helen		1574	D/A1/52/045 D/A1/9/394	MF471 MF10046
CLARK, Martha	Inkpen		1778	D/A1/60/108	MF513
CLARK, Martha	Thatcham		1780	D/A1/60/115	MF513
CLARK, Richard	Chieveley	Tailor	1683	D/A1/57/40	MF475
CLARK, Richard	Bradfield	Husbandman	1788	D/A1/60/145	MF513
CLARK, Samuel	Newbury	Glover	1722	D/A1/59/42	MF476
CLARK, Susannah	Newbury		1729	D/A1/59/107	MF513

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